What This Story Is About
- Bricen Rivers pleaded guilty to killing Lauren Johansen, his former girlfriend, in Mississippi in 2024 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Why It Matters
- Johansen’s death followed a high-profile Nashville case in which Rivers was jailed after police said he assaulted and kidnapped her during a 2023 trip to the city, then was released on bond before her death.
- Rivers will remain in Mississippi custody to serve his life sentence.
For Context
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Bricen Rivers has pleaded guilty to killing Lauren Johansen, the Mississippi woman whose death came days after Rivers was released from a Nashville jail in 2024…